Kelly McManus: Poems

Sep 2019 · 437

Squeeze Play

Kelly McManus Sep 2019

Squeeze Play

Saying we're all safe
and free while giving us all
the trigger finger

Kelly McManus

Sep 2019 · 74

Endurance

Kelly McManus Sep 2019

Endurance

Who's policy best
which one will last the longest
define free for me

Kelly McManus

Sep 2019 · 1.0k

Missteps

Kelly McManus Sep 2019

Missteps

Struggling more and more
sinking deeper and deeper
the quicksand called man

Kelly McManus

Sep 2019 · 53

Thoughtlessness

Kelly McManus Sep 2019

Thoughtlessness

All the tomorrows
that will never come because
people were too dumb

Kelly McManus

Sep 2019 · 152

A Bone To Chew

Kelly McManus Sep 2019

A Bone To Chew

Content on a leash
obeying many masters
in the hole you smell

Kelly McManus

Sep 2019 · 64

Jelly

Kelly McManus Sep 2019

Jelly

Programed to be drones
for hive aristocracy
no will to be free

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 555

Shade

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Shade

The sun is sweating
during the heat of the day
but soon a cool moon

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 61

Show Of Thumbs

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Show Of Thumbs

Make the world leaders
gladiators in the ring
last standing crown king

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 169

Step In Duty

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Step In Duty

Yes sir march them all
into the pit that always
stays lit with lost souls

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 67

The Favorite

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

The Favorite

Go to the cashier
and place a big bet to win
on armageddon

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 64

Wait On Fate

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Wait On Fate

Always tomorrow
until the day you wake up
and say oh bad luck

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 65

Teetering

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Teetering

World I hear your cries
you don't listen to reason
so don't ask me why

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 95

Inequality

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Inequality

Unnecessary
hierarchy you've been led
to believe sadly

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 89

Basics

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Basics

Multitude of ways
it could be a brighter day
start with I love you

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 55

Small Talk

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Small Talk

They speak nothing said
festival of flapping jaws
quietly gaffah

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 58

Idiocracy

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Idiocracy

Mediocrity
and propaganda stories
all the news I see

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 136

True Humanitarians

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

True Humanitarians

Peace talks if our piece
of the pie is bigger we
won't pull the trigger

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 45

Yah Sure You Betcha

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Yah Sure You Betcha

Girls with braided hair
tap dancing in clogs windmills
rotating in fog

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 119

Adaptation

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Adaptation

When your creations
turn on you what will you do
create something new

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 44

Foothold

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Foothold

Standing on the edge
of a skyscraper's roof man
can step back or jump

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 131

Waste My Breath

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Waste My Breath

All of your knowledge
and power worthless compared
to life's preciousness

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 59

Outtasight

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Outtasight

Few stars in the sky
moonlight on a cloudy night
bring my eyes delight

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 48

Oh My

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Oh My

A beautiful creek
with a bridge from side to side
makes the willow weep

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 35

Teeth Too

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Teeth Too

The division sold
puts you deeper in a hole
just give them your gold

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 215

Duck Pharmaceutical Pushers

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Duck Pharmaceutical Pushers

Bartender's better
than theoretical quacks
and some poison pills

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 58

Seeds

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Seeds

Field of sunflowers
you and me under a tree
what more do you need

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 47

Resist The Repetition

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Resist The Repetition

It's my sincere hope
that their brainwashing scheme won't
take hold of your mind

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 45

Your Hero's

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Your Hero's

The world I see is
currently run by gangsters
and thugs not by Love

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 60

Wave To Yesterday

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Wave To Yesterday

Sorry but your not
that far from being a fish
crawling on the shore

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 78

Back To Square None

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Back To Square None

They showed such promise
till separate agenda's
destroyed all progress

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 168

Adorable

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Adorable

Your wants and needs which
one is worth more one you use
the other you store

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 57

Out Of Thin Air

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Out Of Thin Air

A winged bug flying
above a pond one good thing
the frog's tongue is long

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 52

Naturally

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Naturally

The environment
it's seemingly evident
no one is winning

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 60

No Wonder

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

No Wonder

Seems to me all you
want to do is to follow
obediently

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 176

Tangled Tango

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Tangled Tango

The funniest thing
living your life dancing by
marionette strings

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 56

High Spirited

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

High Spirited

Always hear my host
The Holy Ghost laughing most
at my enemies

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 61

Cold Feat

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Cold Feat

Should I wait and see
how things would be after a
cryogenic freeze

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 115

Chimp On Your Shoulder

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Chimp On Your Shoulder

Primitively they
disagree on everything
while pounding their chests

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 80

Thought Knot

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Thought Knot

Freeing your mind of
their undivine reasoning
is truly pleasing

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 61

Bad Footing

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Bad Footing

She refused to spray
her new suede shoes and the day
she wore them it rained

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 156

The Cult Of Sergeant Schultz

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

The Cult Of Sergeant Schultz

But I know nothing
is what I hear them saying
your still listening

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 64

Humbly Crumbling

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Humbly Crumbling

I knew when I woke
more deterioration
was in my future

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 162

Replica

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Replica

The big mystery
why hasn't history ever
changed for the better

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 47

Earn Your Burnt Wings

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Earn Your Burnt Wings

It's an evil force
that offers you more if you'll
simply go to war

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 48

Extras

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Extras

More rats than humans
in LA or so they say it's
not just Hollywood

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 51

This Boat Won't Float

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

This Boat Won't Float

To much violence
and debauchery is the
end of history

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 45

Wish You Were Here

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Wish You Were Here

An angel fish swims
in heaven's aquarium
lit by a warm sun

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 47

Pup Quiz

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Pup Quiz

Dogs come together
what is it they like to smell
world could use less of

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 53

Undivided Intention

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Undivided Intention

Anger and discord
we just don't need anymore
easy to agree

Kelly McManus

Aug 2019 · 47

Separation

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Separation

What came between them
just couldn't be defined so they
both went their own way

Kelly McManus